Monuments are artistic things that we, the living, put up to honor our past. A big tombstone suggests that the dead guy was important. Medium-sized tombstones mean a person was loved. Tiny tombstones suggest a pauper passed on. How important was someone? Look at the size and expense of his monument. As a result, the […]
Read More →Writers want our words back. Politicians, advertisers and advocacy groups stole perfectly good words, twisted meanings and left us in an awkward position: We can’t talk about certain topics because we don’t have the tools to say what we mean. “Freedom of speech” doesn’t work without the “speech” part. “Fake news” is the latest. It […]
Read More →Originally appeared in The Orlando Sentinel, June 26, 2017, with a headline that sounded a tad more pro-Trump. A lot of people support Donald Trump, and here’s what liberals don’t get: Many, many people’s lives – largely but not exclusively in rural areas – have deteriorated over the past 20 years. In every political […]
Read More →Forget kindness, helping our fellow man and personal stories of tragedy from people who can’t afford to get well. It’s a valid discussion, but it takes the healthcare focus off logical issues and tries to tap into emotions. Here’s the big thing no one admits in the healthcare debate: The U.S. healthcare system is screwed […]
Read More →Originally published in The Orlando Sentinel, March 26, 2017 For true human equality, you need the white guys. In the big scheme of things, social justice is a war, and equality fights for women or blacks or gays are battles. A marginalized group can demand anything it wants day after day, but if the majority […]
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